Wednesday, February 01, 2006

The Great Tridentine Powwow

Well, they're sitting at Flavigny, but I haven't of yet heard anything....

I did get an e.mail, however, in which an SSPX priest writing on condition of anonymity tells Angelqueen that:

"The 'summit' meeting of the religious orders associated with the Society has nothing to do with a definitive 'deal' which is 'in the works.' The meeting of the General Council is nothing out of the ordinary: they meet regularly to advise the Superior General, as is their duty and right according to the Statutes. If anyone wonders why there are so many meetings coming up, let them remember that we have a General Chapter coming up in July. This is a significant event in the life of the Society, happening only once every 12 years, and it requires a great deal of consultation and preparation.

"As a final note, let all the people who are so concerned about the Society's imminent 'betrayal' spend their time praying for its Superiors rather than in forming judgments which they have no basis to form and posting equally baseless messages to internet fora."

As Alejandro Bermudez said in yesterday's Quote of the Day: "And sure, I do pray for Bishop Fellay… I always pray for the conversion of people."

About Me

One of global Catholicism's most prominent chroniclers, Rocco Palmo has held court as the "Church Whisperer" since 2004, when the pages you're reading were launched with an audience of three, grown since by nothing but word of mouth, and kept alive throughout solely by means of reader support.

A former US correspondent for the London-based international Catholic weekly The Tablet, he's been a church analyst for The New York Times, Associated Press, Washington Post, Reuters, Los Angeles Times, BBC, NBC, CNN and NPR among other mainstream print and broadcast outlets worldwide.

A native of Philadelphia, Rocco Palmo attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. In 2010, he received a Doctorate of Humane Letters honoris causa from Aquinas Institute of Theology in St Louis.

In 2011, Palmo co-chaired the first Vatican conference on social media, convened by the Pontifical Councils for Culture and Social Communications. By appointment of Archbishop Charles Chaput OFM Cap., he's likewise served on the first-ever Pastoral Council of the Archdiocese, whose Church remains his home.